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CITY OF DECORAH COMPREHENSIVE SMART PLAN a 2011 Decorah Comprehensive Smart Plan Page 1 Decorah Comprehensive Smart Plan Page I CITY OF DECORAH COMPREHENSIVE SMART PLAN 2011 Comprehensive Plan Committee City Council Don Arendt Mayor - Don Arendt Brian Cook John Franzen Lindsay Erdman Steve Matter Jerry Freund Gary Rustad Ross Hadley Randy Schissel Paul Hexom Karen Tjossem Jake Hildebrand Rachel Vagts Donna Rae Ibanez Paul Wanless John Jenkins Kirk Johnson Planning & Zoning Commission Stan Moellers Brian Cook Benjamin Nichols Ross Hadley Janelle Pavlovec Donna Rae Ibanez Lynne Southeran John Jenkins Karen Tjossem Stan Moellers Rachel Vagts Benjamin Nichols Rick Zahasky Lynne Southeran Prepared for the City of Decorah By: 325 Washington Street Decorah, IA 52101 Phone: (563)-382-6171 Fax: (563)-382-6311 Decorah Comprehensive Smart Plan Page II Contents Figure 1. Aerial Photo of Decorah ................................................................................................................... I Figure 2. Location Map....................................................................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 3 1: ISSUES & OPPORTUNITIES .......................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 3. 2010 Census Tracts .......................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Community Character ........................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Population Characteristics .................................................................................................... 9 Table 1. Historical Population Trends for the City of Decorah & Winneshiek County .......... 10 Chart A. Percent Change in Population ..................................................................................................... 10 Table 2. Population Trends of Selected Communities ........................................................................ 11 Table 3. Age Cohorts for the City of Decorah .......................................................................................... 11 Table 4. Population Projection A: Based on a goal of 15,000 people by 2020 .......................... 13 Table 5. Population Projection B: Based on the Growth Rate of the Previous 30 Years ....... 13 2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Existing Housing Characteristics .......................................................................................... 14 Table 6. General Housing Information for the City of Decorah ....................................................... 15 Table 7. Number of Housing Units in Selected Communities ........................................................... 15 Table 8. Number of Rental Occupied Units for Selected Communities ........................................ 16 Table 9. Median Rent for Selected Communities .................................................................................. 16 Table 10. Building Permits ............................................................................................................................. 17 Chart B. Residential Construction in Decorah ....................................................................................... 17 Table 11. Value of Owner-Occupied Single Family Dwelling Units in Decorah ........................ 18 Table 12. Median Value of Specified Owner Occupied Units in Selected Communities ........ 18 Table 13. Age of Housing Units in 2010 ................................................................................................... 19 Chart C. Housing Units by Year Built ......................................................................................................... 20 Chart D. Residential Housing Stock Condition ....................................................................................... 21 Decorah Comprehensive Smart Plan Page III Chart E. Types of Housing Units in Decorah ........................................................................................... 21 2.3 Projected Housing Characteristics ...................................................................................... 22 Table 14. Housing Unit Projections for the City of Decorah ............................................................. 23 Table 15. Population and Housing Projections to 2030...................................................................... 23 2.4 Housing Programs ............................................................................................................... 24 2.5 Affordable and Accessible Housing ..................................................................................... 25 Chart F. Median Home Value Compared to Median Household Income ....................................... 26 Chart G. Monthly Owner Cost as a Percentage of Household Income ........................................... 27 Table 16: Residential Sales Trends ............................................................................................................. 28 Chart H. Residential ARMS Length Transactions .................................................................................. 28 Chart I. Residential Average Sale Price ..................................................................................................... 28 2. 6 Housing Summary .............................................................................................................. 30 2.7 Housing Policies ................................................................................................................... 30 3: TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................................... 31 3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 31 3.2 Inventory of Existing Transportation Facilities .................................................................... 31 3.3 Functional Classification System ......................................................................................... 32 Figure 4. Federal Functional Classification ............................................................................................. 34 3.4 Traffic Volumes.................................................................................................................... 36 3.5 Streets ................................................................................................................................. 36 Table 17. Street Surfacing ............................................................................................................................... 38 3.6 Traffic Controls .................................................................................................................... 38 Street Department .................................................................................................................... 39 3.7 Modes of Transportation .................................................................................................... 40 Figure 5. Recreational Trails & Landings................................................................................................. 44 3.8 Summary of Existing Transportation Plans ......................................................................... 45 3.9 Transportation Summary .................................................................................................... 45 3.10 Transportation Policies ..................................................................................................... 46 4: UTILITIES & COMMUNITY FACILITIES ........................................................................................ 47 4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 47 Decorah Comprehensive Smart Plan Page IV 4.2 Sanitary Sewer Service ........................................................................................................ 47 Figure 6. Sanitary Sewer & Water Service Infrastructure ................................................................. 50 Figure 7. Water Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................... 52 4.3 Water Supply ....................................................................................................................... 53 Table 18: Water Source (Well) Information ........................................................................................... 53 Table 19: Water Storage Information ....................................................................................................... 54 Table 20. Average Daily Water Demand ................................................................................................... 54 4.4 Stormwater Management ................................................................................................... 55 4.6 Solid